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what (tree?) species? and how do I make it?

sorry I couldn't find a post section that this really seemed to fit so I'm posting it here:

I found this (branch?) on my driveway, and I noticed it had nice, strong, yet soft fibers that easily peeled away from the core (Ideal to make rope/string/fabric).

but I don't know where it's from, from what I can tell these are the nearby species:
some kind of pine.
white birch
horse chestnut.
some un-identified trees (maple? leaves aren't out yet so I can't tell)
could be some vines as well.

If you break out with a severe rash in the next few hours it is a poison ivy vine someone stripped off their tree, ran over with the garden tractor several times and allowed to blow out of the trailer into your driveway on their way to the dump.

How to recreate the effect to the branch
I would imagine strip the bark then lay into into water for a few hours?
then you work it to make it really fibrous..
A lot of species of wood you need to do that to make decent cordage out of.